Community Family Guidance Center (CFGC) is a non-profit children’s mental health agency with about 65 employees. Most of its employees are therapists and case managers and administrators. Joan Smock is their director of human resources. The Predictive Index (PI) did a question and answer with Joan to learn more about how they use PI at the…
A large part of employee turnover is connected to bad hiring decisions. SHRM estimates average annual employee turnover rates to be around 19%. For a 200-employee-sized business, that’s 38 departures every year. In compensation terms, the real cost of employee turnover can be up to five times the position’s annual compensation, depending on the type of role, location,…
In order for employee objective-setting to work, it needs to be approached as more than a frustrating bureaucratic exercise.
Corporate identity isn’t an antiquated marketing concept, but rather a valuable positioning tool All companies think about and struggle with Corporate Identity (CI) – it’s the elephant in the room for start-ups and well-established businesses alike. Many companies fail to ever fully establish a thorough CI due to a variety of reasons. Many of the problems…
Bottom line: Effective companies use social media. Here’s how to use it right Whether you’re an HR leader, a hiring pro, or an in-house researcher, you should acknowledge the successful cornerstones of modern social media hiring strategies. The fact of the matter is, social media isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon. In fact, it is only…
Maximizing human capital is the key to driving profitability and meeting your goals
Whether you’re focusing on management or hiring solutions, you’ll need to create an environment of cohesiveness in order to succeed. Communication and collaboration go hand in hand. Sometimes, businesses need a tune-up to maximize the talking and open conversation amongst employees and teams. How to improve organizational communication Improving the communication and collaborative efforts in…
Getting the most out of your workforce plan means evolving with the needs of the organization and its talent pool.
Organizational charts play a critical role in the workplace. They display and communicate internal structure within the organization, allowing individuals to understand the hierarchy of teams, departments, and the organization as a whole. Top tips to create an organization chart Pick what type of organizational chart you’ll use. When it comes to creating your organizational…
By Jillian Phipps Creating a strategic workforce plan for company growth in 2017
Change isn’t easy. Help your employees peacefully transition with these tips.
Business leaders are always looking for solutions to improve their employee retention rates, as their ability to successfully hold onto top performers has wide-ranging implications that can affect the organization’s performance in multiple ways. Most observers are aware of the significant financial ramifications of employee retention, but what is much less discussed is how the…
By Jillian Phipps Millennials are taking the workplace by storm. Is your organization ready to take them on?
By Elsbeth McSorley